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Scholars study handwritten notes - probably by Copernicus
30.12.2013
Source: Fotolia
http://www.naukawpolsce.pap.pl/en/news/news,398590,scholars-study-handwritten-notes-—probably-by-copernicus.html
I read a paper some years ago by Owen Gingerich who had examined copies of Copernicus’ book and found notes in them written by the readers—part of a study of how widely Copernicus had been read in the decades after his book was published. Interesting stuff, at least in Gingerich’s hands.